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This was a great book. It follows the American track and field team for many years ending at the 1936 olympics in Berlin. Topics include racism, gender inequality, friendship and overcoming obstacles. It was fascinating that women ran in the 1936 Olympics and no women were allowed to run the Boston Marathon until the 1960’s. I couldn’t put the book down.

A cozy read! I would love to live in the caterly with its winged cats and merhorses. Delightful read

Highly imaginative romp through a multiverse that some characters seek to capitalize on financially, others militarily, and some for the restoration of magic eclipsed by technology. The story is told through various characters, riffing on different vernaculars in comic ways, including a surfeit of acronyms and inflated business speak, which deserve the comic treatment. The plot gets a bit long and byzantine, but the imagination propelling the story and the funny dialogue are charming. Terrific entertainment overall.

This is definitely my new favorite book and the best book published of 2024! The imagery is as magically as the story . It is very refreshing to read a book featuring a lesbian couple. I love how all the relationships come together so that all the characters become on big family! Gorgeous book

A staff pick and a beautifully written short book by poet Aimee N. While not poems, the short stories written about flora and fauna are poetic in nature. The author picks specific subjects that have meaning in her life and intertwines scientific facts with stories about her family as well as about world issues. The stories about the Potoo and the Octopus were favorites.

The Murderbot Diaries sound a lot more dangerous than it actually is, with a rouge murderbot going on killing sprees. Instead, the murderbot in question is a hilariously sarcastic character with a mysterious past that doesn't get fully explored in this book but hopefully will down the line in other volumes. The crew's chemistry with each other and the murderbot makes the book a page-turner. With at least three laugh-out-loud jokes that I bookmarked for later, I would recommend this series to anyone who likes sci-fi.

I read this book based on our book club's recommendation and also as it was a library staff pick. While told in its own unique way, the plot reminded me of so many things that have happened/are happening in society and the world. I got the impressions of COVID and anti-Asian sentiments, the removal and separation of children from Native Americans as well as their return from successful adoptions, separation of immigrant families at the border, etc. The "Crisis" and PACT were universal in their meaning as was the resulting abuse of power and tendency to look the other way. The way Celeste Ng told the story through the eyes of young Bird was very interesting, and the young adult fiction book, "The Giver", kept coming to mind.

I love Lucinda Berry books. The psychological twists and turns are wonderful. This book is about three families. The wives are best friends as are their eldest sons. Everyone has a secret and no one is really happy. Themes of loss, love, loneliness, and forgiveness run throughout the book. I was hooked from the first page and just about read it in one session.

Not my favorite, I wasn’t a huge fan of either main character and found the plot was very predictable.